Neo-Classicism
A nineteenth
century French art style and movement that originated as a reaction
to the
Baroque.
It sought to revive the ideals of ancient Greek and Roman art.
Neoclassic artists used classical forms to express their ideas about
courage, sacrifice, and love of country.
Representative
painters:
Nicolas Poussin, Giovanni
Battista Piranesi, Anton Raffael Mengs, Pierre Julien, Hubert
Robert, Jean Houdon, Jacques-Louis David, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon,
Louis-Leopold Boilly, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres,